It's been an amazingly busy week. But that's fine with me.
I didn't see the episode of 24 on television this week. Of course, the same will hold true next week. I've cancelled my cable. I now watch what I want, when I want on services like Hulu. Free
I wasn't able to watch any of the selections on Sunday. But I caught up with my morning issue of the most in-depth daily sports news emailed to me – the Sporting News Today. Free
Every once in awhile, I get a song stuck in my brain. I can listen to that song anytime, anywhere with Blip.fm. Free.
This morning, two colleagues had a meeting scheduled. I saw one was running late and offered to help by calling him. He let me know that he took care of it by sending a Twitter message to his appointment pal. Free.
Geogrpahy no longer matters.
This past weekend, I met Peter Pappas at the ASCD conference. I've never seen anyone work a room like Peter. Funny thing though, neither of us were in Florida at the conference. There were so many others I met virtually at the conference. In fact, I was able to see every keynote session, including one with Sir Ken Robinson triggering some alarms with his message. I did all of this…yep….Free.
I'm about to launch a complete social media course for business and educational leaders. My students will be able to see me model the use of tools, we'll see PowerPoint presentations, surf the web, and use a whiteboard. I'll be using DimDim. Free.
When I do one-on-one coaching, I watch my students take "the wheel" and guide them. We use CrossLoop. so I can watch what they do. Free.
Sometimes, folks who don't get it (either in understanding or practice) ask me how these companies make money. I'm sure it's either for freemium reasons or to gain a critical mass of community (a very real currency on the web).
Of course, I do have to pay for my internet connection — and I use a Sprint EVDO card for all of it (I noticed Jack Bauer did in 24 this week, too). Anytime, Anywhere.
The times (and tools) are changing. And I'm loving the change.
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